Follow Us on Google
Minister of State for Police Affairs, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim has commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on his giant strides in securing the country and boosting the economy, as the administration marks it’s first anniversary on May 29, 2024.
At a briefing by the Minister, she x-rayed challenges that has confronted the Police Force for decades and outlined her key achievements in the last few months of her appointment.
She expressed optimism in superintending over the emergence of a world-class Nigeria Police Force that is fit for the 21st Century, inclusive, community based, intelligence-led, and technologically driven, while excelling in maintaining public safety, upholding the rule of law, and fostering community trust through transparent and accountable practices.
Ibrahim Sulaiman stated that she has conducted a thorough scan of the policing environment, aligning it with international best practices, and has reviewed performances of the eight attempts at reforming the NPF, thereafter developing a roadmap for transforming the NPF.
Some specific achievements includes the Progress on the National Criminal Data Fusion Center (NCDFC) for the Nigeria Police Force, which is at advanced stage of completion, launch of the Nigeria Police Veterans Foundation to cater for retired police officers, significant progress on strategic shift towards community policing to improve overall safety and security of communities, coupled with a policy on community policing that is at the verge of being completed.
She added that she has Secured commitment on technical assistance and funding from various partners locally and internationally for strengthening the NPF, and has set up a team of national experts who are working on a National Policing Policy, to set out the strategic direction of policing in terms of the National Security Strategy.
“The ministry is also working on drafting a national policy document on Community policing that would regulate and streamline the activities of all stakeholders as well as set out operational guidelines for effective community policing in Nigeria, and the recent launch of the Young and Secure Project in collaboration with the Federal Ministry of Youth Development.”.
The minister also discussed the many engagements held with the Agencies under the Ministry to establish their mandate, work plans, achievements, key issues and challenges, and opportunities, coupled with a review of multiple position papers, reports, and reform papers on policing that were conducted.
In her bid to also ensure world best practices, she has had engagements with multiple stakeholders such as development partners, embassies, private security organisations.
” International engagements were also held at the World Police Forum in San Diego, and a visit was made to understudy the American police system and approach during that process.
“This was also followed by a visit made to the Abu Dhabi police academy, one of the finest police academies of excellence in the world and also with the Ministry of Interior of the U.A.E.”
“Conversations are also ongoing and have reached advanced stages with the South Korean government form areas of technical support.
“Visitations to various police training institutions and installations were carried out. POLAC was visited, and the Kaduna and Lagos command were also visited,” she said.
Extensive town hall meetings are ongoing to hear and understand from the communities across the country.”
